Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
4,553 
3,185 
2,055 
5,224 
2,268 
956 
532 
percent 
6.7 
4.7 
3.0 
7.7 
3.3 
1.4 
0.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
714,453 
629,408 
489,524 
1,821,129 
1,507,906 
1,267,223 
1,864,768 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
198 
238 
349 
665 
1,326 
3,505 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
4,553 
3,185 
2,055 
5,224 
2,268 
956 
532 
$1,000 
126,692 
126,088 
109,231 
437,056 
501,852 
577,787 
1,014,308 
Average per farm 
dollars 
27,826 
39,588 
53,154 
83,663 
221,275 
604,380 
1,906,593 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
719 
352 
228 
393 
95 
15 
2 
$1,000 to $2,499 
383 
200 
115 
179 
37 
7 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
513 
255 
158 
294 
57 
7 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
791 
481 
264 
437 
95 
8 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,340 
992 
624 
1,126 
261 
24 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
517 
533 
423 
1,236 
344 
57 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
159 
206 
112 
709 
383 
83 
9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
76 
85 
84 
549 
394 
107 
16 
$250,000 to $499,999 
29 
47 
22 
170 
371 
176 
24 
$500,000 to $999,999 
10 
20 
10 
81 
163 
314 
76 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
16 
14 
15 
50 
68 
158 
398 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
10 
11 
13 
42 
54 
143 
272 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
4 
1 
1 
2 
10 
13 
104 
$5,000,000 or more 
2 
2 
1 
6 
4 
2 
22 
Total sales 
farms 
4,553 
3,185 
2,055 
5,224 
2,268 
956 
532 
$1,000 
123,204 
123,340 
107,105 
427,856 
491,652 
567,301 
998,225 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
347 
327 
217 
932 
816 
610 
467 
$1,000 
10,120 
9,276 
9,054 
70,430 
163,461 
295,109 
715,115 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
66 
59 
458 
611 
566 
458 
$1,000 
6,005 
5,921 
6,692 
61,154 
159,526 
294,282 
714,933 
Corn 
farms 
250 
225 
149 
712 
682 
550 
447 
$1,000 
4,746 
4,305 
(D) 
28,150 
63,406 
121,566 
306,506 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
23 
19 
199 
404 
463 
428 
$1,000 
2,347 
2,024 
(D) 
19,282 
58,235 
119,800 
306,062 
Wheat 
farms 
50 
45 
41 
220 
278 
305 
310 
$1,000 
869 
(D) 
(D) 
4,959 
14,178 
28,914 
83,382 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
3 
26 
109 
210 
286 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,806 
10,318 
26,379 
82,672 
Soybeans 
farms 
172 
183 
122 
629 
633 
545 
446 
$1,000 
4,493 
4,372 
4,785 
36,929 
85,081 
143,474 
320,210 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
23 
25 
38 
294 
504 
493 
440 
$1,000 
1,604 
1,793 
3,240 
28,775 
81,690 
141,998 
320,058 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
13 
14 
14 
31 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
335 
(D) 
894 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
2 
8 
21 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
742 
2,979 
Barley 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
5 
4 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
52 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
476 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
9 
9 
7 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
44 
390 
209 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
3 
2 
3 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
" 
333 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
77 
80 
38 
156 
90 
75 
28 
$1,000 
5,455 
8,410 
1,518 
17,001 
22,162 
24,227 
15,200 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
29 
10 
74 
74 
61 
25 
$1,000 
4,416 
7,678 
(D) 
15,000 
21,780 
23,803 
15,159 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
14 
12 
3 
46 
87 
137 
193 
$1,000 
415 
610 
(D) 
4,439 
16,508 
47,076 
182,898 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
33 
79 
129 
188 
$1,000 
166 
340 
- 
4,120 
16,260 
46,807 
182,773 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
48 
23 
25 
71 
44 
20 
16 
$1,000 
1,520 
664 
406 
13,384 
20,998 
7,703 
15,980 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
6 
1 
24 
18 
9 
8 
$1,000 
1,162 
(D) 
(D) 
13,024 
20,702 
7,592 
15,893 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
23 
10 
12 
38 
16 
3 
3 
$1,000 
296 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,510 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
3 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
350 
3,335 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
7 
9 
4 
13 
11 
2 
- 
$1,000 
42 
(D) 
(D) 
34 
1,715 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,634 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
18 
2 
8 
30 
10 
1 
3 
$1,000 
253 
(D) 
36 
(D) 
1,795 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
350 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
41 
35 
26 
63 
35 
28 
5 
$1,000 
11,435 
5,451 
30,985 
44,020 
27,039 
29,502 
72 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
17 
11 
40 
22 
21 
- 
$1,000 
11,218 
5,229 
30,895 
43,699 
26,763 
29,367 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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